Train disaster spurs 7 new suits

Metrolink, L.A. named

The lawsuits were filed Tuesday and Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, on behalf of the victims of the Sept. 12 disaster.

Two of the lawsuits allege negligence and wrongful death. They name the regional rail authority that operates Metrolink, several contract companies and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority as defendants.

The other five lawsuits name Connex Railroad, a contractor that provides engineers who run the Metrolink trains, its parent company, Veolia Transportation, and the estate of the trains engineer as defendants.